Published in Crikey
In “Cyber attacks: we’ve got bigger problems than China” (Monday, item 1). Crikey downplays the China risk as “economic espionage” from just another “friendly” country.
No mention of the authoritarian Chinese government’s shocking human rights record or Google’s statement, “we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists”.
Apparently our “friend” was seeking information on people who respect democratic values. Anyone discovered in China by this “economic espionage” can expect long term imprisonment, torture or execution.
The most powerful bully in the world is now our biggest trading partner. However the bigger problem is our timid silence as our economic partner trashes the values that so many of our young died trying to protect.
Tags: Chinese government, cyber attacks, democracy, economic espionage, Human rights
